Abstract：Objective To investigate the possible causes of smoking among residents in Nanchang city,and to provide the basis for the development of smoking control.Methods Smoking status was investigated in 956 inhabitants aged 15 and above using stratified cluster sampling and the influencing factors were analyzed using Logistic regression analysis.Results The average age of the subjects(58.8% male) was(33.22±13.23) years and 34.1% of the subjects had annual per capita family income of 10 000-20 000 yuan.The average age of smoking was(38.18±13.58)years and smoking rate was 37.97%,with a smoking quantity of(11.97±9.12) cigarettes per day.A total of 80.9% of smokers realized that the smoke could endanger health of others.The factors influencing smoking included gender(β=-2.241,P=0.000),minding people smoking around(β=1.753,P=0.000),restrictions on smoking at home(β=-0.358,P=0.000) and smoking status in the workplace(β=0.287,P=0.000).Conclusion The majority of the subjects are male.The prevalence of cigarette smoking is high and the number of indoor smokers is large among the subjects.Restrictions on smoking are lenient at home and in the workplace.Although no-smoking signs are placed,the prevalence of smoking is very high in public areas and open or disguised cigarette advertising are still pervasive in social environment.Therefore,the improvement of cultural quality of residents and establishment of smoke-free environment are of great significance for reducing smoking.
2012, Vol. 52 
